He was a clerk for the A&P Tea Company Inc. for 30 years before he retired in 1983.

He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Northampton.

He was also a shop steward for 25 years for UFCW Local 1776.

He was a member of the Masonic lodge.

He is survived by a daughter, Shirley Holota-Buck and her companion Raymond Folweiler; three grandchildren, Lisa and her husband Bryan Berkenstock, MaryAnn and her husband Mark Dean and Ronald Holota Sr.; a sister, Dorothea Kromer; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a son, Wilfred Jacoby Jr.

Contributions may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, both c/o the funeral home, 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, 18067.